Potato-baking utensil.



J. F. FAIRBANKS.

POTATO BAKING UTBNSIL APPLICATION PILEi) OUT. 28, 1907.

Patented Aug. 1'7, 1969:

. To all whom turkey concern: A Be it known that 1, JOHN F. FAIRBANKS, a

STATES PA rENT OFFICE.

" I'JorinY-nf FAIRBANKS,'QF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

Y 'PoTATo-BAmNe UTENSIL.

ua-931,587.. ;Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. .17, 1909.

a e-am filed October 28, 1907; Serial No. 399,520.

citizen of the United StatespfAmerica, and resident of Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have} invented certaln newand useful Improvements inPotato-Baking Utensils, of which" the following is a-full, clear, and exact de- .holder on which .all. of the baked potatoes,

etc., may be; conveniently withdrawn from the oven; and the upstanding members of the device by which the potatoes are pierced "and supported insure a venting of the vegetables hichprevents their bursting under the .action of heat in baking;

The device enihodying details of construction comprised in' this invention is illustrated in, the accompanying drawings, is hereinafter described in conjunction with such drawings, and is set forth in the claim. In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view; Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view on line 22, Fig.1; and Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view as taken longitudinally on line/3 3, Fig. -1.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the views.

In the drawings, A represents an elongated sheet metal plate constructed with op-- posite rows of inwardly converged V-shaped incisions with the metal therewithin turned Wat, right angles to 'the base plate to constitute opposite longitudinally, ranging sets .of; v1?- standing'pointed tongues b1), on the indi dual ones of which potatoes may be spiked factory baking of the same in an oven.

V-sha'Ped tongues ran ed-adjacentthe one staggered from those arranged along the opposite edge of the plate for acquiring-a maximum potato holding capacity.

-"One end portion. ,of the plate. is bent engaged in which are the inWardlybent-i end portions of a handle constituting hail B, provided for. convenience in' withdrawing' the potato baker from an oven and-fo rthe suspension of the utensil.

I claim:

upwardly turned to constitute opposite se-. ries of upstanding pointed tongues, one end handle-constituting bail engaged in the tubular formed end of theplate. A

Signed by me at Springfield,.1\-lass.-, in 1 presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

"JOHN F. FAIRBANKS.

Witnesses:

WM; BnLLows, G. R. DRTSCOLL.

and supported for almost effectual and satlslongitudinal edge of t e plate are offset or.

around to constitute a'full or partial tuhed;

"A device for the purpose described consisting of an elongated sheet metal plate have ing opposite rows of inwardly converged V.-' shaped incisions with the metaltherewithin- 'As represented in Fig. 1-,the' upstanding' portion of the plate b i turnedjlfio cons: v: tute a tubular hail-retalning tube, and, 

